Nemesis Quotes

35 quotes by 33 authors

No man is infinitely strong; for every creature that runs, flies, hops or crawls there is a terminal nemesis which he will not circumvent, which… — Philip K. Dick
The measure of a superhero is always his nemesis. — David Lyons
No one to blame! That was why most people led lives they hated, with people they hated. How wonderful to have someone to blame! How… — Erica Jong
The Greeks invented the idea of nemesis to show how any single virtue, stubbornly maintained gradually changes into a destructive vice. Our success, our industry,… — Sam Keen
History has a Nemesis for every sin. — Theodor Mommsen
Fusion has been my nemesis. — Pete La Roca
Our nemesis is time, against which we have a single ally, memory, and even it betrays us. — Sam Tanenhaus
Restlessness is my nemesis/ It's hard to just chill and sit still — Mos Def
Never sleep in a small tent with your nemesis. — Tom Chappell
My nemesis - my downfall, if you will - was relationships, and trying to fulfill them. — Jennifer O'Neill
Cancer is the ultimate nemesis that hangs in the balance for one in three women and one in two men in their lifetime. — David Agus
The difference between fear and panic is knowing what to do. If you have a reliable, effective solution then fear is an asset. You know… — Marc MacYoung
The Fates are just: they give us but our own; Nemesis ripens what our hands have sown. — John Greenleaf Whittier
The long irons are the nemesis of the average golfer. I'm convinced that the underlying reason for this is that he keeps hearing how hard… — Jack Nicklaus
To be a nemesis, you have to actively try to destroy something, don't you? Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft. That will just be… — Linus Torvalds
I stood there in the kitchen, watching her staring across the meadow still searching for her nemesis and I thought, suddenly, that this is all… — William Boyd
Cities at night, I feel, contain men who cry in their sleep and then say Nothing. It's nothing. Just sad dreams. Or something like that...Swing… — Martin Amis
I have seen the dark universe yawning Where the black planets roll without aim, Where they roll in their horror unheeded, Without knowledge, or lustre,… — H P Lovecraft
As I became a creature of the empty tunnels, survival became easier and more difficult all at once. I gained in the physical skills and… — R A Salvatore
I really cannot understand the point of what you're saying. Really,' said Clotilde, looking at her. 'What a very extraordinary person you are. What sort… — Agatha Christie

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